hsntnovel Chapter 1786 Preparing to Send Troops
Chapter 1786 Preparing to Send Troops
At first, Li Shimin didn't understand why Li Shen wanted to tell this matter. After all, it was something that could not be made public.
The son broke the law, and the father helped cover it up. The father was the emperor, and he broke the law knowingly. How would he save his face if this got out?
But when Li Shen said it, Li Shimin suddenly understood Li Shen's intention.
The more you cover up your mistakes, the more people will want to know and dig deeper.
But if you say it openly and have already taken measures, your opponent will just feel sorry after knowing it but will not target you anymore.
Anything in the sun will be sunnier.
Li Shimin glanced at Li Zhi and thought that Li Shen had said it on purpose for Li Zhi to hear.
"Well, now that you are all here, let's have lunch here at noon.
Wang De, go and call the prince over and tell him to have lunch here at noon."
It's a rare occasion that all his sons are here today, so Li Shimin plans to have a small family gathering.
Everyone ate and chatted. This was also the result of his change of mentality after handing over power.
In the past, he would not have such a fatherly mentality.
"Everything is subject to Aye's arrangements."
The three brothers immediately bowed and agreed, and then chatted casually.
After a long while, Li Chengqian finally arrived.
He was handling official business, and when he received the summons, he felt puzzled as to why he was summoned to the harem for dinner during such a rare festival.
Later, when I asked, I found out that it was a few younger brothers who came.
He was not surprised that Li Shen went to the harem. After all, he had heard about what happened yesterday and knew that something must have happened in Prince Ji's mansion again.
I entered the palace today to explain things.
But it was a little strange for Li Zhi and Li Tai to enter the palace. They seldom entered the palace, and Li Chengqian also heard that Li Zhi was severely beaten again two days ago.
He felt even more surprised that he had entered the palace only a few days after his injury had not yet healed.
"My son greets me, Father." Li Chengqian bowed respectfully when he came in front of Li Shimin.
At the age of 30, Li Chengqian was already quite steady. His every move was calm and composed, and he exuded the aura of a king.
The more Li Shimin looked at it, the more satisfied he was. It was exactly the same as when he was young.
Everyone noticed that Li Shimin looked at Li Chengqian differently, with a smile on his lips.
"Gao Ming, come and sit down." Li Shimin motioned Li Chengqian to sit down.
Li Shen and the other two also stood up at this moment.
"Hello, big brother." The three of them bowed in unison.
Li Chengqian had a smile on his face, looking like an elder, and nodded to the three people:
"We are all brothers, no need to be polite."
After the greetings, both parties sat down. Wang De started to make tea again. He had already instructed his subordinates to have a meal here.
"Gao Ming, let's have dinner together later." Li Shimin said after sitting down.
"Yes." Li Chengqian agreed.
"It's a good opportunity to talk about the recent affairs of the court. Tomorrow I will go to Cuiwei Palace with your mother to stay for a few days, so I won't have time to listen to the affairs of the court."
Li Shimin took the opportunity to speak.
"Yes, Aye." Li Chengqian nodded again and began to report.
These were all some arrangements made by the court after the beginning of the year, especially he once again asked the people below to write work plans.
The work plan for the first year was not completed well, but compared with the blind work in previous years, the efficiency has improved a lot.
He arranged it again before the New Year this year and started to implement it at the beginning of the year. Li Chengqian felt that this time it was much better than last year.
The imperial court allocated funds based on the plans of the prefectures and counties below, which not only saved manpower but also enabled better supervision.
This made Li Chengqian's work a lot easier.
After a long time, Li Chengqian recounted the arrangements for this period of time, and Li Shimin nodded as he listened.
Li Tai and Li Zhi were also listening quietly, only Li Shen kept nodding and dozing off, feeling drowsy.
"Do you three have any suggestions after listening to this?" Li Shimin looked at the three of them.
"Replying to Aye, we have no opinion. We are far inferior to you, brother, in talent."
Li Tai saluted in reply, and Li Zhi nodded as well.
"Old Ten, what's wrong with you..." When he looked at Li Shen, Li Shen, who had been dozing off just now, was now asleep with his head tilted back and his mouth open, with saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth.
"Tenth Master, Tenth Master." Li Tai quickly pushed Li Shen.
"Ah? Hmm?" Li Shen opened his eyes in confusion.
"Aye is asking you a question." Li Tai reminded.
"Ah, father, I lost my temper. Please forgive me." Li Shen turned his head.
"Do you have any opinion on my question?" Li Shimin asked through gritting his teeth.
"Oh, you can eat anything, just something light."
"Get out of the way." Li Shimin shouted angrily.
"Pfft~~" Li Chengqian couldn't help but almost laughed out loud.
Li Shen was a little confused. He had just dreamed of eating and he was a little hungry.
Li Tai smiled and said nothing, looking at the interesting Li Shen, while Li Zhi next to him had a look of disdain on his face.
I was defeated by a fool time and time again.
Li Shimin no longer paid attention to Li Shen, but said to the prince:
"Gao Ming, now that spring has come and the flowers are blooming, we should do what we agreed to do last year.
Kucha was rebellious and played both sides, and now it depends on Western Turks.
The Western Turks have evil ambitions. It is time for the Tang Dynasty to teach them a lesson.
It is you who will issue the Crown Prince's order, ordering Ashina She'er, Qibi Heli and Guo Xiaoke to lead an army of 100,000 to annex Qiuci and wait for the emperor's order.
The Anxi Protectorate was ready to go and kept a close eye on the movements of the Western Turks.
The Chebi Kingdom refused to obey Xuan's order and had already shown rebellious intentions. They sent General Gao Kan of the Right Guard to recruit troops from the Huihe and Pugu tribes to destroy Chebi.
Li Shimin said this and then turned back to Li Shen and asked:
"How did you do against Chebi Kingdom before I asked you to do it?"
“Reply Aye, I don’t know either, but it should be okay. I guess Chebi Country has become the target of public criticism now.
I have ordered the caravan to stop all transactions with Chebi Kingdom, and spread the word that all tribes that still have dealings with Chebi Kingdom will stop trading.
The Chebi people must be short of food and clothing this winter, and other tribes are afraid to sell them anything."
Li Shenyuan had already arranged for Wang Hongfu to do this. It was not difficult in fact. The Prince Ji's Mansion was now the major financial backer of the Tiele tribes in the north.
Purchase livestock, furs, specialties, etc., and then provide them with basic supplies such as food, salt, tea, etc.
In addition, they also provided their tribal leaders and nobles with silk, porcelain, wine, and other luxury items.
Now a super large industrial chain has been formed.
There were some other caravans as well, but their scale was no match for Prince Ji's Palace.
Even the caravans of the aristocratic families would not be able to stop him. After all, Li Shen is the son of their Khan, so his credibility would not be a problem.
They are often deceived by people from the Central Plains, so it is best to find the reputable Prince Ji's Mansion.
In this way, Li Shen controlled the economy of most of the Tiele tribe.
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction after hearing this:
"Gao Ming, if that's the case, then it will be much easier to conquer Chebi. After conquering Chebi, we can send troops to Qiuci.
You can issue the Crown Prince's Order for this matter."